Several Wauwatosa police officers stood in the back of the courtroom during Sebena's appearance with black bands over their badges to honor Jennifer Sebena.

The Wauwatosa Police Department and Department of Justice held a brief news conference later Thursday afternoon to discuss the officer's death and the arrest of her husband.

"She was everything I could hope for in a young police officer," Weber said. "We are devastated by what has happened."

Weber read a statement from Jennifer Sebena's mother:

"We would like to thank the Wauwatosa Police Department, the Wisconsin Department of Justice, the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Department, the Milwaukee Police Department and many assisting agencies for their outstanding support at this difficult time. We appreciate everyone's thoughts and prayers and that you continue to respect our family's privacy going forward.

According to the criminal complaint, officer Sebena was shot five times and was located outside of her squad car outside of the Wauwatosa Fire Station around 4:28 a.m. on Christmas Eve.

The complaint said she suffered five gunshot wounds to the head. Two of the bullets were from a 9 mm firearm and three others were from a .40-caliber firearm.

Sebena's husband was notified at 6:40 a.m., and reported to the police department just before 7 a.m., according to the complaint.

According to the complaint, Sebena was called to the Wauwatosa Police Department for an incident involving his wife, and waited several minutes before asking if she was OK and never asked investigators how she died.

Officers who interviewed Ben Sebena said that he indicated the he had been jealous of other men with regards to his wife. An officer also indicated in the complaint that Jennifer Sebena told him that her husband had held a gun to her head on Dec. 6.

During questioning, Sebena said "How could I do that to her," according to the complaint.

The complaint also states that Sebena told officers that he had been stalking his wife for several days. On Dec. 24, he told officers that he "laid in wait" for several hours.

According to the complaint, Benjamin Sebena fired at his wife as she emerged from a break at the fire department. After firing two rounds from his gun, he said he took her service weapon and shot her "three or four times."

He said he shot her so many times to "make sure she was dead so she wouldn't suffer."

A search warrant of the Sebena home recovered a 9 mm pistol that matched the casings found at the scene.

Benjamin Sebena is an Iraq War Marine veteran who was awarded the Purple Heart. He's featured in a 2010 video released by Elmbrook Church in Brookfield in which he spoke about his wife.

"I came back home to Wisconsin and started spending more time with Jen and our love flourished," he said in the video. "We became infatuated with each other and then one day I asked her if she would be happy spending the rest of her life with me, and she said 'Yes,'" Benjamin Sebena said in the video.

Flags in Wauwatosa are being flown at half-staff in honor of officer Sebena, who is the first Wauwatosa police officer to die while on duty.

Visitation for Jennifer Sebena will be from 9 a.m. to noon at Elmbrook Church on Saturday with a service to follow. She will be buried at Wisconsin Memorial Park in Brookfield.